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Aḥot qetanah
… Aḥot qetanah , or little sister, is a hymn that is traditionally sung on Rosh … who was active in the 13th century in Southern France. This hymn is comprised of eight metrical stanzas, each four …
Akdamut millin
… of the Torah on Shavuot. Historically, the poem was recited as an introduction to the Aramaic translation of the section read from the book of Exodus. This poem consists of ninety acrostic lines which spell out …
Akedah
… preventing him from completing the act, and replaces Isaac with a ram for sacrifice. In the Jewish tradition, Akedat … for self-sacrifice and obedience to God. References to this narrative can be found in the religious texts and …
Avodah
… Literally translated as ‘service,’ Avodah is the name for the … destruction of the second Temple, the poetic description of this service became the core of the Musaf liturgy for Yom …
Hallelujah
… Liturgical expression meaning “praise the Lord,” which appears exclusively in the Book of Psalms. This expression generally opens or closes a psalm, and has a …
Cleaving tune (Niggun Dvekut)
… contemporary sources and among Hebrew speaking Hassidim, literally refers to meditational tunes which 'function as … of tempo, rubato fluctuations, etc [2] . Tunes of this type appear, in different sources and interviews, as a …
Lekha Dodi
… Lit. ‘Come my friend.’ Lekha Dodi is the hymn which welcomes … the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.” This hymn reflects the kabbalistic connection between …
Zemirot
… The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two … style recitation of the texts in a soloist manner. This technique was commonly used with texts of changing …
Fal
… Fal refers to a section of a niggun (hence, 'tune'). Lubavitch Hasidim on the other hand, use the Aramaic word 'Bava' … with the form of A-B-C-D-C ( sound example no.1 ). [1] This niggun is one of the ten niggunim that are ascribed to …
Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
… A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An ambiguous term, found in … before performing a mitsvah or a special prayer. Some see this as a form of preparation, while others explain it as a …